Coach Update As of 2017, the sport of swimming is officially sanctioned! The history of the attempts to sanction is a long one, dating back to 1989. The Association of Idaho High School Swimming voted in 2008 to mirror the IHSAA rules after failing to pass a second time in 2007. The final reading addressing sanctioning at the IHSAA meeting on December 4th proved to be an emotional and heated topic. After some discussion on both sides, the vote was 8-6 in favor of swimming! What does this mean to our program? It won’t really change how things are done at BK as our school has always treated it like a sanctioned sport. However, if our team wins a State Title like the boys have the last 2 years, they will finally get a large banner in the gym!

There will be a transitional year next fall. Coach Deb and Coach Matt will be involved in the transition as both are on the AIHSS Board. We will keep you posted on how things progress and the possible changes for club coaches and swimmers. This is a positive step for swimming in the State of Idaho, especially for those schools that refuse to recognize their swimmers.

We are looking forward to having swimming sanctioned for 2017!

Happy New Year!

VOLUME 11 ISSUE 2 * DECEMBER 31, 2016

Bishop Kelly Swim Team

FELLOWSHIP OF

CHRISTIAN ATHLETES CAPTAINS CORNER

Boys State Champions 2008, 2015, 2016 Boys District Champions 2008, 2007

Girls District Champions 1999

District Champions 2008 TVHSS District Results

(30 teams participated)

Women 1st 4A, 2nd overall Men 1st 4A, 5th overall

State Championships (59 teams participated)

Women 2nd 4A, 4th overall Men 1st 4A, 8th overall

State Meet top 16: 

Girls: Nikita Rubocki - 3rd in 200 Free & 100 Fly Anika Rubocki - 4th 100 Fly & 5th 100 Back Claire Souza - 12th 50 Free & 15th 100 Free Boys: Thomas Roark - 1st 50 Free & 100 Free Nate Gudmestad - 13th 50 Free

The following swimmers earned awards at the end of the season banquet on November 16th: Thomas Roark - Jack Cilek Iron Knight Sydney Tverdy - Most Inspirational Joe Emerich - Coaches Choice Nikita Rubocki -MVP & All Metro Team Thomas Roark - MVP & All Metro Team Saylor Nelson - Captain 2017 Thomas Roark - Captain 2017

My favorite memory from the season was winning our division at State! ~ Max Nadler I think that my favorite memory of this season is when I was woken up by a snake on my leg in Hagerman, thankfully it was a nice snake. ~ Sophie Moylan My favorite memory was the name circles we did before practice. ~Nikita Rubocki I think my favorite memory of the swim season would be the family atmosphere that is always present at meets and practices. ~Sydney Tverdy

I honestly can't believe that the season is over, and that this was my last swim season ever! Congratulations to both the boys and girls state swimmers, everyone swam amazingly. I know that with the continued support that we share as a team, and our unified devotion to God that the Bishop Kelly swim team will have many more incredible seasons. It has been an honor representing you for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and I know that Sydney will be able to carry you through the future seasons. Remember to never give up, and to lean on your faith in times of struggle or doubt. I will miss you all!

Isaiah 40:30-- "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength... they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (they will swim and not run out of breath) ~ Ali Mullin

We had a great season! The boys came in first at the State Meet and girls finished the season in second place. Many goals were met this season, whether it was a personal goal set on our retreat in Hagerman or school records! Thank you coaches and all the swimmers for making this season such a blast and I'm looking forward to see what comes of next season!

~Elli Souza

Favorite Memories of the Season!

We are the Knights, We are Relentless, We are BK Strong

Contact Information Bishop Kelly Swim & Water Polo

7009 Franklin Road Boise, Idaho 83709

208-375-6010 Manager/Coach: Deb Marria

debra.marria@gmail.com Cell 208-890-2610

Coach: Susie Schooler schooler@cableone.net

Cell 208-860-7542 Coach: Matt Brown

mattewybrown@gmail.com 208-890-1157

LEADERSHIP

Swim Team Captains:

Elliana Souza Thomas Roark

FCA Representatives

Sydney Tverdy Ali Mullin

Tentative 2017 Schedule

8/8 - Tryouts

8/11-8/13 - Retreat 8/14 - First Day of Practice

10/24 DISTRICTS - 4PM 11/3 STATE PRELIMS 12pm 11/4 STATE FINALS 8:30am

Congrats State Team 2016

Nate Gudmestad, Brooke Hughes, Ben Kempers,Trevor Losness, Sophie Moylan, Max Nadler, Saylor Nelson, Emily Porter, Grace Porter, Thomas Roark,

Anika Rubocki, Nikita Rubocki, Claire Souza, Elliana Souza,

NEW BK RECORDS! Nikita Rubocki

50 Free, 200 Free & 100 Fly

Anika Rubocki 100 back

Thomas Roark 50 free, 100 fly, 100 Back & 100 Breastroke

200 Free Relay Nikita Rubocki, Claire Souza, Saylor Nelson & Anita Rubocki

400 Free Relay Nikita Rubocki, Saylor Nelson, Claire Souza & Anika Rubocki

Swimmers of the Week

Week 1 - Anika Rubocki Week 2 - Brooke Hughes Week 3 -Saylor Nelson

Week 4 - Sydney Tverdy Week 5 - Lila Pulver Week 6 - Maret Pratt Week 7 - Julia Smith

Week 8 - Trevor Losness Week 9 - Joe Emerich Week 10 - Elli Souza

Week 11 - Claire Souza